ARLINGTON, Va. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — April 12, 2016 —
JEDEC®
Solid State Technology Association, the global leader in the development
of standards for the microelectronics industry, today announced the
recent launch of its first task group based in China. Linked with
JEDEC’s influential JC-14 Committee for Quality & Reliability, the new
task group was first proposed by JEDEC member Dr. Huifang Jiao from
Huawei Technologies, and approved by the committee and the JEDEC Board
of Directors. The task group’s objective is to establish a platform to
assist Chinese companies with their participation in this international
standards development organization. Interested companies are invited to
contact JEDEC’s representative in China, Mr. Xianmin Xi, at
xianmin@jedec.org
for more information about the task group and its next meeting in June
2016.

At its first meeting, hosted by Huawei in Shenzhen on March 18,
approximately 40 participants from major semiconductor and ICT
manufacturers were in attendance, including: Haier, Gree, TCL, SMIC, the
China Electronic Product Reliability and Environmental Testing Research
Institute, and The Computing Institute of the China Academy of Sciences.

The task group welcomed Mr. Thomas Li, Director, Standardization and
Industry Department, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd, who expressed
commitment to embracing international standards and pledged active
participation in international standards development organizations as a
matter of corporate policy. Mr. Li stated, “Huawei is dedicated to the
development of international standards through our longstanding
participation in JEDEC, and we are pleased to have the opportunity to
work with JC-14 to involve many more Chinese companies in the standards
process.”

Engineers presented proposals on modifying existing JEDEC standards and
developing new standards they believe would be beneficial to the
industry. In addition, participants expressed support for establishing
the group as a forum for exchanging views and information about common
technical concerns.

“JEDEC has invested nearly fifteen years in engaging Chinese companies
and government entities in the international standards development
process, and the formation of this task group is a significant
milestone,” said John Kelly, JEDEC President. He added, “We are
delighted to partner with member company Huawei in order to introduce
more Chinese companies to the benefits of open standards.”

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microelectronics industry. Thousands of volunteers representing nearly
300 member companies work together in 50 JEDEC committees to meet the
needs of every segment of the industry, manufacturers and consumers
alike. The publications and standards generated by JEDEC committees are
accepted throughout the world. All JEDEC standards are available for
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